US8132329B2 - Method of assembling the roof of a cabriolet or convertible vehicle using a preassembly work stand that aligns outer roof components with roof frame and linkage components - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a method and tool for manufacturing convertible roofs such that the roof is properly aligned on the vehicle.
- Precision is necessary when manufacturing a convertible roof such that the roof is properly aligned to the vehicle body. Proper alignment of the roof during manufacturing reduces the workers time spent adjusting the roof to the vehicle body when the manufacturing imprecision exceeds the vehicle body tolerances.
- a method and tool for manufacturing a convertible roof having at least one window according to the present invention includes an upper tool fixture and a lower tool fixture working in concert to align the roof to the vehicle body of a convertible vehicle during the manufacturing process.
- the method aligns and fixes the window to a frame part of the roof mechanically as to avoid human imprecision.
- the method includes the step of providing a lower tool fixture with two receiving planes spaced a predetermined distance from each other such that the window may be fittingly received by one receiving plane and the frame part received by the other receiving plane.
- the lower tool fixture includes two receiving planes, a first receiving plane and a second receiving plane disposed above the first receiving plane.
- the first receiving plane includes a path of travel for a window.
- Pushing members may be used to push a window supported by the first receiving plane along the path of travel toward an abutment that aligns the window to the roof.
- the path of travel may be adjusted to accommodate windows of varying sizes. Thus, tolerances in the window size can be compensated by the different pushing paths, while the alignment of the window is made proper and constant by pushing the window up against the abutment.
- the first receiving plane and the second receiving plane are spaced apart from each other a predetermined distance to accommodate the application of an adhesive bead on either the window or the window's corresponding frame part.
- the adhesive bead serves to seal the window to the frame.
- the window is placed on the first receiving plane and the adhesive bead is applied around the periphery of the window.
- the frame part is then placed on the second receiving plane, squeezing the adhesive bead to the predetermined distance between the first receiving plane and the second receiving plane. Since the window and frame part are fixedly supported in the first and second receiving plane respectively, the full weight of either the frame part or the window sill will at no time bear down on the adhesive bead.
- the window(s) and frame part(s) which are connected to one another in the above described manner remain in their respective receiving plane, and are transferred as a unit. This provides the adhesive more time to harden before being subjected to subsequent manufacturing process and thus ensures a proper seal before the parts are moved relative to one another.
- a multipart roof such as a roof including a frame part for the rear window and a frame part for an overhead panel, can also be installed using the tool and method disclosed.
- the two frame parts can be assembled on the tool at an angle which corresponds to their angular position when the roof is fixed to the vehicle body in a closed position. All the remaining mounted parts such as front closure parts or lateral linkage parts can then be installed onto the assembled frame.
- the method includes assembling the lateral linkage parts to the frame parts by lowering the lateral linkage parts onto the frame parts as opposed to being lifted to the frame parts so as to provide an ergonomically favorable and less irksome position for the assembly worker.
- the lateral linkage parts are positioned in an upper tool fixture of a roof installation tool such that when lowered onto respective frame parts, the lateral linkage parts and the frame parts are aligned with the vehicle body. Accordingly, adjustments need not be made in order to align the roof to the vehicle body during installation because any adjustments needed to properly align the roof thereto are done during the manufacturing of the roof. For instance, any gaps existing where the lateral linkage parts are connected to the frame parts may cause the roof to be misaligned.
- Gap filling devices such as washers of different thickness can be installed between the lateral linkage parts and the assembled frame parts and windows to fill any gaps and fittingly secure the lateral linkage to the frame part. Since the upper tool fixture and lower tool fixture of the roof installation tool can be moved towards one another to align the lateral linkage parts to the frame parts, no gap will exist along the vertical plane between the two parts and the washers need not provide alignment along the vertical plane. However, the washers may further include elongated holes to fill in gaps in the other two spatial directions.
- Front connection members fixedly aligned in the frame parts can also be attached to the roof portion designated to engage the windshield frame to secure the roof to the windshield frame in a closed position.
- the connection members may be automatically aligned thereto by means of an adjustable template pivotably mounted on the lower tool fixture.
- FIG. 1 is a side view of a lower tool fixture having two windows placed onto the first receiving plane, and an abutment disposed between the two windows;
- FIG. 2 is a view of the windows being aligned by a pushing member engaging one of the windows as indicated by the arrow, until the window is pressed against the abutment;
- FIG. 3 is a view of the frame parts placed on the second receiving plane of the lower tool fixture of FIGS. 1 and 2 , the frame parts are spaced apart from the windows and an adhesive bead is disposed therebetween forming a seal between the two parts;
- FIG. 4 is a side view of the lower tool fixture and the upper tool fixture working in concert to align the lateral linkage part to the assembled frame parts and windows;
- FIG. 5 is a top down view of the lower tool fixture of FIG. 1 being equipped with roof parts;
- FIG. 6 is a view of the lower tool fixture holding a rear window
- FIG. 7 is a view of FIG. 6 with the addition of a second window, the two windows are pressed against the abutment to align themselves to their position with respect to the assembled roof;
- FIG. 8 is a view of the aligned windows of FIG. 7 with a frame part adhesively bonded to the overhead window of a roof;
- FIG. 9 is a view similar to FIG. 8 with a second frame part adhesively bonded to the rear window;
- FIG. 10 is a side view of FIG. 9 ;
- FIG. 11 is a view of the frame parts clamped onto the lower tool fixture
- FIG. 12 is a side view of the roof installation tool, the lower tool fixture with the assembled window and frame parts and the upper tool fixture with lateral linkage parts above the lower tool fixture is ready to fix the lateral linkage parts to corresponding frame parts;
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the upper tool fixture lowered onto the lower tool fixture and fixing the lateral linkage parts to corresponding frame parts;
- FIG. 14 is a perspective side view of the roof installation tool, the upper tool fixture disengaged from the lower tool fixture after the upper tool fixture has joined the lateral linkage parts to corresponding frame parts;
- FIG. 15 is a view of the lateral linkage parts connected to the frame part and washers of a shim packet placed therebetween to fittingly secure the two parts together.
- the roof installation tool includes a lower tool fixture 1 shown schematically in FIG. 1 and in detail in FIG. 5 .
- the lower tool fixture has a first receiving plane spaced apart and generally below a second receiving plane.
- the first receiving plane is designed to receive the outer shell of the vehicle roof shown as 2 , 3 and the second receiving plane is designed to receive frame parts 4 , 5 which ultimately support the outer shell 2 , 3 .
- the outer shell is formed by a rear window 2 and an overhead window 3 .
- the outer shell of the present embodiment is formed of two parts 2 , 3 (a rear window and an overhead panel respectively), additional outer shell parts can be included depending upon the size of the passenger compartment the roof is designed to cover.
- the embodiment shows the outer shell 2 , 3 being made of a rigid material, the outer shell 2 , 3 may also be made of a sheet material which is capable of being connected to the frame parts 4 , 5 via the method in accordance with the invention. This can therefore be used both for retractable hard tops (RHTs) and for soft tops.
- RHTs retractable hard tops
- the first receiving plane receives the rear window 2 and the overhead panel 3 and is defined by a ledge within each of the upwardly projecting supports 6 .
- the first receiving plane is designed to receive the outer shell parts 2 , 3 such that the outer shell parts 2 , 3 are turned upside down with respect to the roof's orientation on the vehicle body.
- FIGS. 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 show the first receiving plane having two regions separated by abutment 7 . Each region supports an outer shell part 2 , 3 .
- the abutment 7 has a predetermined thickness equal to the spacing of the windows of an assembled roof.
- pushing members 9 are provided for at least one of the outer shell parts 2 , 3 .
- the pushing member 9 is used to push the rear window 2 along the path of travel into contact against the abutment 7 , as shown by the arrow 8 .
- the rear window 2 can be held against the abutment 7 by using clamps to ensure that proper spacing between the two windows is maintained.
- the path of travel may vary to accommodate outer shell parts 2 , 3 of different dimensions, and the particular path shown here is for illustrative purposes only.
- the lower tool fixture 1 fittingly holds the outer shell parts 2 , 3 or other outer shell parts and aligns them with respect to the vehicle by having each part press up against the abutment 7 and secured thereto by the clamps.
- the first receiving plane has a horizontal plane portion spaced apart from an oblique plane portion, and the oblique plane portion is disposed angularly from the horizontal plane portion.
- the outer shell parts 2 , 3 are placed on the horizontal and oblique plane portion thereby placing the outer shell parts 2 , 3 at an angled relationship with each other.
- the angle corresponds to their angled position in the roof when the roof is fixed to the vehicle body in a closed position, thus aligning the roof to the vehicle.
- the lower tool fixture 1 also includes a second receiving plane for receiving frame parts 4 , 5 .
- the second receiving plane is disposed above the first receiving plane such that the frame parts 4 , 5 and outer shell parts are properly aligned to each other.
- the second receiving plane is defined by outer upwardly projecting supports 10 onto which frame parts 4 , 5 can be placed thereon. The placement of the frame parts 4 , 5 may be done automatically by a robotic arm.
- the supports 10 may further include closures 11 to help secure the frame parts 4 , 5 to the second receiving plane.
- the closures 11 may be pivotably mounted to the supports 10 to further assist in the alignment of the frame part to the window.
- closures 11 open up to receive the frame parts 4 , 5 in a position where each frame part is aligned to a respective outer shell part.
- the closures 11 then close onto their respective frame part, fixing the frame part against the support 11 and holding the frame part thereto.
- a uniform adhesive bead 12 is applied to either the window or the frame part to form a seal between the frame part along the periphery of the window.
- the uniform adhesive bead 12 has a thickness and cross-section that allows the adhesive bead 12 to lie within the predetermined distance between the frame parts 4 , 5 and the outer shell parts 2 , 3 as each are placed on their respective receiving plane.
- the frame parts 4 , 5 are fixed in the second receiving plane which maintains the frame parts 4 , 5 a predetermined distance from the windows, thus preventing the weight of the frame parts 4 , 5 from further compressing the adhesive bead 12 .
- the adhesive bead may have a triangular cross-section design with a height of one to 1.5 centimeters and is compressed uniformly down to a height of 5 to 8 millimeters due to the predetermined distance between the receiving planes.
- the adhesive bead 12 firmly fixes the outer shell parts 2 , 3 with respect to a corresponding frame part 4 , 5 .
- the roof installation tool 14 includes an upper tool fixture 16 which supports lateral linkage parts 15 .
- the lateral parts 15 are supported by the upper tool fixture 16 in an upside down manner, but otherwise correspond to its longitudinal position and transverse position when properly fixed to the vehicle.
- the upper tool fixture 16 is lowerable in the direction of the arrow 17 of FIG. 12 .
- a means for moving the assembled frame parts and window to the linkage parts (not shown) is also provided.
- the means for moving may be a rail or an induction drive and control, capable of moving the roof installation tool in the direction of arrow 13 .
- the means for moving may be disposed on either the lower tool fixture or the upper tool fixture, and serves to bring one to the other when the lateral linkage parts 15 are ready to be installed onto the frame parts 4 , 5 .
- the lateral linkage parts 15 are held at the support 16 via holders 18 in the exact position they will assume when the roof is fixed to the vehicle and in the closed position. Accordingly, the lateral linkage parts 15 are fittingly received by the frame part 4 or 5 .
- the representation in FIG. 4 of the position of the lateral linkage part 15 disposed on the upper tool is provided only for illustrative purposes.
- the connection between the free end 19 of the linkage part 15 and the frame parts 4 , 5 takes place when the upper tool fixture 16 is lowered onto the lower tool fixture 1 as shown in FIG. 13 . Since the upper tool fixture 16 and lower tool fixture 1 of the roof installation tool 14 can be moved towards one another to align the lateral linkage parts 15 of the frame parts 4 , 5 , no gap will exist along the vertical plane between the two parts there is no need to provide alignment along the vertical plane. However, there may still be gaps in the other two spatial directions between the lateral linkage parts 15 and the frame part 4 , 5 as a result of production variances that cause the lateral linkage parts 15 and the frame parts 4 , 5 to be misaligned to each other. The gaps may be filled using gap filling devices such as washers, also known as shim packets. The washers may further include elongated holes to help fill in gaps in the other two spatial directions.
- gap filling devices such as washers, also known as shim packets.
- the washers may further include elong
- the manufacturing variances are compensated for by modifying and making adjustments to the roof frame while the roof's outer dimensions are constant and precisely aligned with respect to the vehicle body. Since the roof is aligned to the vehicle body during the assembly process, the need to align the roof onto the vehicle after the roof has been completely assembled is no longer necessary. Thus, the process of installing the roof onto the vehicle body is substantially facilitated and accelerated.
- the roof installation tool further includes a roof closure tool 23 .
- the roof closure tool 23 includes a template 22 for aligning connection members to the frame part 5 and a centering device 21 .
- the connection members engage the fully installed closed roof to the windshield frame.
- the template 22 is pivotably disposed on the portion of the lower tool fixture where the front end of the roof, with respect to the vehicle, is disposed.
- the template 22 pivots in the direction of the arrow 24 , and aligns the connection members to the front frame part 5 .
- the centering device 21 centers the template 22 onto the frame part 5 so as to align the connection members to the frame part 5 . Once the connection members are properly aligned onto the frame part, screws or similar fastening means can be used to secure the connection members thereto.
- a roof installation tool 14 whereby the lower tool fixture 1 of the roof installation tool 14 holds the frame parts 4 , 5 and outer shell 2 , 3 of the roof in an upside down manner with respect to the vehicle.
- the lower tool fixture 1 holds the frame parts 4 , 5 and the outer shell 2 , 3 a predetermined distance apart from each other so as to provide the adhesive bead 12 which forms a seal between the two parts, time to harden and achieve a good seal before the parts are movable with respect to one another.
- the roof installation tool 14 provides for a precise alignment and fitting of the connection members of the front end portion of the roof such that the roof, when disposed on the vehicle in a closed position, can properly engage the windshield frame.
- the template 22 is aligned to the frame part in such a manner as to receive the connection members and pivots onto the connection members to fix them thereat.
- the template 22 can also be downwardly pivoted to accommodate the placement of windows 2 , 3 and frame parts 4 , 5 onto the lower fixture.
- the lower tool fixture 1 can both be connected to the roof installation tool 14 and includes the roof closure installation tool 23 , the tooling requirements in the manufacturing process is also minimized.
- the lower tool fixture 1 can be supplied to the upper tool fixture 16 of the roof installation tool via rails or in an inductively controlled manner, so as to deliver the assembled outer shell and frame parts to the lateral linkage parts for installation in a steady and consistent manner thereby reducing production variances.
- the roof installation tool 14 can moreover be used independently of the roof closure tool 23 . Both installation steps can therefore take place simultaneously or shortly after one another, thereby shortening the production time.
- connection of the linkage parts 15 to the frame parts 4 , 5 during the manufacturing processes described above is not restricted to those roofs which have a plurality of glass windows.
- the roof installation tool provides flexibility in manufacturing different types of roofs. For instance, with respect to the manufacture of an RHT, a component can also be placed into the lower tool fixture 1 with a preinstalled connection between, for example, a metal sheet and a frame part 5 or between a reference section and a frame part 5 . Accordingly, the connection of roof parts needs not be done in the lower tool fixture 1 with respect to these parts.
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